Dear Daughters, Don’t Be a People Pleaser Like Me
Dear daughters: don't be like me. Don't spend your youth trying to please everyone but yourself. Don't spend your time…
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5 Ways To Connect With Your Kids Right Now
Tween
To My Daughter When the World Says You’re Not Enough
Dear daughter, I saw your smiling face crumble out of the corner of my eye. I noticed you stopped scrolling…
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Dear Mothers of Tween Girls, There’s So Much at Stake
“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our…
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There’s So Much to Do, But I Spent Time With You
There’s just so much to do. Three kids, a puking cat, a smelly crayfish, wilting plants on the front porch,…
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Each Day Is An Offering
You rode the rapids from the protection of my womb into the hands of a stranger. With that final push,…
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I’m So Proud of the Young Man You’re Becoming, My Son
That first day of kindergarten feels like a million years ago when I think of all that you’ve learned since…
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8 Ways To Get Tweens and Teens Talking Again
There comes a day when your kids stop talking your ear off. Not long after, we realize—wait, we want that…
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I Pick My Battles With My Tween So Now She Has Blue Hair
I let my 12-year-old daughter get blue hair today. More of a turquoise really. And my 13-year-old went with purple.…
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X-It: The Rescue Plan For Teens Every Parent Needs
Friends, as most of you know, I get to spend an hour each week with a group of young people…
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10 Things Girl Moms Have To Look Forward To About the Teenage Years (Really!)
I am the mom of two daughters and no sons. And when you are the mom of daughters and no…
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